Waste Processing Supervisor

Enviri Corporation•Kearny, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Clean Earth is a leading provider of environmental services in the United States providing remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, contaminated soil, and dredged material. Our vast portfolio of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets. Every day our teams across the country take a hands-on, dedicated approach to recycling and beneficially reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills. We value our employees as our most important asset, and this is reflected in many areas across our company including recently being named a 2024 Most Loved Workplace ®. We are committed to creating a positive work culture that fosters growth and development while ensuring the health and safety of our employees.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
2+ years’ experience with packaging, transporting and/or storing hazardous waste
Experience and knowledge regarding RCRA and DOT Regulations
Willingness and ability to wear company-provided personal protective equipment including eye protection, foot protection, hard hat, Tyvek coveralls, and respirator
Supervisory or team leadership experience
Basic skills using Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills in English
Ability to operate a powered industrial truck (forklift)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Science or environmental field
40-hour HAZWOPER course completion

Responsibilities

Maintain operational documentation to include reports, licenses, procedures, order requirements, etc.
Supervise segregation, consolidation, and packaging of hazardous, non-hazardous, and universal wastes, and off-spec materials for storage.
Communicate with shipping/receiving when waste is ready for shipment.
Supervise and communicate with other sites and corporate teams to coordinate work.
Monitor order status from order receipt to settlement on each order
Supervise processing of received wastes, including communications with customer to provide updates and/or resolve issues or clarify requirements.
Primary responsibility for creating and maintaining operational reports.
Responsible for purchasing for the facilities including generating purchase orders, work orders, and review of invoicing for services provided.
Support compliance with all federal, state and local permit requirements.
Communicate to management facility needs, difficulties and changes in operations.
Affect positive change and continuous improvement.
Oversee production including managing a team of technicians. Schedule and distribute work to team. Instruct, provide feedback, direct and assist team in performance of job duties to complete work in accordance with regulatory requirements and Clean Earth policies, practices and procedures.
Train technicians and operators on-the-job in equipment operation, service line processes and necessary paperwork. Provide training and coaching to team members as needed.
Follow all Health & Safety/Job Safety Analysis (JSA's) procedures as outlined in Clean Earth procedures and policies, including incident reports and resolution
Supervise fork trucks and other heavy equipment to move all materials including hazardous, non-hazardous, and universal wastes for storage / loading and off-loading.
Maintain records for DOT and State officials as assigned.
Performs published Contingency Plan Emergency Response procedures and acts as the Alternate Emergency Coordinator if appointed.
Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.